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CALIPSO spies polar stratospheric clouds

NASA’s Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO) satellite was in the right place at the right time in early 2011. On January 4, while flying past the east coast of Greenland, ...

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created Feb 10, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Scientist uncovers relics of ancient cosmos

(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Manchester scientist, working as part of an international team, has uncovered an unexpectedly rich trove of relicts from the ancient cosmos.

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created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (19) | comments 3

Tropical Storm Nepartak becoming extra-tropical at sea

Tropical Storm Nepartak is now speeding in a northeasterly direction in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, where it is becoming extra-tropical and developing frontal qualities.

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created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NASA Satellite Data Show Progress of 2009 Antarctic Ozone Hole (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- The annual ozone hole has started developing over the South Pole, and it appears that it will be comparable to ozone depletions over the past decade. This composite image from September 10 ...

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created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Is the Earth a cosmic feather-duster?

Scientists at the University of Leeds are looking to discover how dust particles in the solar system interact with the Earth's atmosphere.

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created May 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

OD and SH - two new molecules in space

(Phys.org) -- The discovery of two new molecules and a detailed analysis of various phases of star formation – this is what the observatory SOFIA can report after completing its first series of science ...

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created May 11, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Scientists study of thunderstorm impacts on upper atmosphere

Scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and other organizations are targeting thunderstorms in Alabama, Colorado, and Oklahoma this spring to discover what happens when clouds suck ...

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created May 01, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

NASA selects science instrument upgrade for flying observatory

NASA has selected a science instrument upgrade to the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) airborne observatory. The instrument, the High-resolution Airborne Wideband Camera (HAWC), will provide a sensitive, ...

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created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

CODITA: measuring the cosmic dust swept up by the Earth

Although we think of space as being empty, there is more out there than meets the eye – dust, for example, is everywhere. If all the material between the Sun and Jupiter were compressed together it would ...

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created Mar 30, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 3

Simulations unravel mysteries of 2009 Jupiter impact

(PhysOrg.com) -- During July of 1994, both amateur and professional astronomers were captivated as comet Shoemaker/Levy 9 broke apart and slammed into the atmosphere of Jupiter. While these types of impacts ...

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created Mar 30, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (14) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

NASA's SOFIA captures images of the planetary nebula M2-9

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers using NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) have captured infrared images of the last exhalations of a dying sun-like star.

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created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Scientists identify new coupling mode between stratosphere and ionosphere

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory have identified a new mode of coupling between the stratosphere — which can drive variations at the summer mesopause — and the ionosphere, ...

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created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

NASA sees Tropical Storm Irina heading back toward African mainland

Tropical Storm Irina continues to linger in the Mozambique Channel, and NASA satellite data revealed the strongest storms in the southern quadrant, and Irina is running into some dry air, which may help to ...

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created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Toward a global microwave standard

Much of what is known about decadal climate change – and much of what appears on the evening weather forecast as well – comes from satellite-based remote sensing of microwave radiation at different ...

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created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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